SEOUL - A North Korean defector to South Korea who was shot by two gunmen died yesterday in a hospital near Seoul. Li Il-nam (36), a relative of the former wife of the North Korean leader, President Kim Jong-il, had been in critical condition after being shot on February 15th.
Li, known in South Korea as Lee Han-yong, was shot outside his temporary home at Bundang, south of Seoul. Police said the two gunmen were armed with Belgian-made Browning pistols, which North Korean agents frequently use.